Title: | Sections 64 and 65 of the Patents Act No. 21 of 1996 as last amended by the Act No. 18 of 2000 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Utility models |
Summary table: |
Provisions applicable to utility certificates
64.-(1) The provisions in this Act relating to patents or to patent applications shall, unless otherwise provided under this Part, be applicable to utility certificates or to utility certificate applications, as the case may be.
(2) Sections 8, 10, 24, 29, 30(l) and 60(a) shall not apply to utility certificates nor to utility certificate applications. (reference to inventive step, substantive examination, term of protection, annual fees).
Protection by utility certificate
65.-(1) A utility certificate may be granted only for an invention which is new and is capable of industrial application.
(2) An invention for which a utility certificate is requested shall not be considered new if it differs from earlier inventions only in minor respects or in details which are immaterial to the function or application of the invention.